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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What illness does Mr. Coulson suffer from?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Anemia.
(c) Rheumatism.
(d) Gout.
2. Why does Miss Coulson ask when Mrs. Widdup's vacation begins?
(a) She will need to make arrangements for Mr. Coulson's care.
(b) She is wondering if Mr. Coulson will try to go away with Mrs. Widdup.
(c) She is hoping to get away from the house for a while, herself.
(d) She is eager to get Mrs. Widdup away from Mr. Coulson.
3. What point is made through the juxtaposition of Mr. Coulson's and Mrs. Widdup's comments about springtime?
(a) Mrs. Widdup does not return Mr. Coulson's affections.
(b) There is a significant gap in their education and social classes.
(c) Mrs. Widdup is a much more emotional person than Mr. Coulson is.
(d) They have very different points of view about springtime.
4. Where does Miss Coulson meet the iceman on the next morning?
(a) In the vacant lot next door.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the park across from the house.
(d) In the kitchen.
5. Miss Coulson has a "lorgnette" (334). What is a lorgnette?
(a) A high-necked, long-sleeved sweater.
(b) A round, flat case designed to hold medications or tobacco.
(c) A piece of jewelry used to hold a scarf or shawl closed.
(d) Glasses that have a handle instead of ear-pieces.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
2. What is the "twist" at the end of this story?
3. How much ice does Miss Coulson order be delivered each day?
4. What is Mrs. Widdup's job?
5. Who is the author of "The Marry Month of May"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does O. Henry characterize the month of May?
2. When Mr. Coulson finally confesses his feelings to Mrs. Widdup, what drawback to himself does he acknowledge, and what advantage does he say balances this drawback out?
3. How does O. Henry use verbal misunderstandings to characterize Mrs. Widdup when she first appears in Mr. Coulson's room?
4. When rhetorical purposes are served by the passage where the narrator says that the scent of flowers was carried in through the window and "fought" with the scent of Mr. Coulson's gout medicine?
5. What is the rhetorical purpose of the allusions to Puck and Circe?
6. When Mr. Coulson comments that the spring weather is "lovely," his daughter replies "That's just it" (334). What does she mean by her reply?
7. What happens when Mrs. Widdup makes an excuse to go into Mr. Coulson's room to speak with him after the ice is delivered?
8. Explain the titular allusion and the allusion to "the poet" in the first sentence of the story.
9. What is Miss Coulson's plan to head off her father's budding romance?
10. When Mr. Coulson complains that no one in the house cares if he lives or dies, how does Mrs. Widdup's reply set the events of the story in motion?
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